Today, my guest is Lori Mihalich-Levin. Laurie is an attorney who, as she likes to say, practices law as a side gig. She's a solo practitioner and also the founder of called Mindful Return. This is a really interesting business organization, course, book, and blog, all about the issues regarding the return to the workplace of parents after parental leave and that more transient dynamic that is associated with going on parental leave. It's a fascinating discussion, I think she's hit on something that is really important in the workplace and is certain to grow by leaps and bounds going forward. So I'm very happy to be able to share with you my conversation with Lori Mihalich-Levin!

In this episode, Neil and Lori discuss:

How Lori balances practicing law, running Mindful Return, and being a mom to 2 rambunctious boys.
What it means to do policy work.
The importance of taking care of parents returning to work (that doesn’t have to do with the baby only).
Setting boundaries with work.

Key Takeaways:

There are more practice areas than are talked about in law school.
More work than most people know goes into the policy log that is referenced in 30 sections on the evening news.
Build in time for micro moments of mindfulness as new parents. Small, intentional changes throughout your day will drastically change how you show up for yourself, your clients, and your children.
More and more places have gender neutral leave policies, but it is still not equal.

"What I wish is that employers would focus more on conversations around logistics, making fewer assumptions around or just dictating, having open ended conversations, and recognizing that the person who left before they had a child is not the same person who was coming back afterwards." — Lori Mihalich-Levin

Get in touch with Lori Mihalich-Levin:

Website: https://www.mindfulreturn.com/

Book: https://www.mindfulreturn.com/back-work-after-baby-book/

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/parents-at-work/id1239258343

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorimihalichlevin/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mindfulreturn

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